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supercucumber

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    Comment #37796360

    None of this is surprising. I was a sw engineer at 23andMe about 5y ago. Their backend consisted of some of the worst python/django spaghetti code I’ve ever worked on. There was al…

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    Ask HN: Why hasn't a readily available universal mosquito trap been developed?

    Basically the title. Yeah, I know there's mosquito repellent spray, but I'm not keen on spraying noxious chemicals all over my clothes/skin, especially not in my own home. It seems…

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    Comment #35037874

    there's a solid chance said jobs don't pay equitably either

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    Comment #34828596

    Apparently they have a malware problem too: https://lifehacker.com/great-now-the-apple-app-store-has-mal...

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    Comment #34157523

    System Preferences was rewritten for Ventura in SwiftUI, which is absolutely not ready for production, especially on Mac. Speaking from personal experience, I recently wrote a simp…

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    Comment #29214880

    mildly ironic that the FBI employs so many elite hackers but can barely keep its own properties safe

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    Comment #29054344

    Yes, it’s known as the Russian reversal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Soviet_Russia

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    Comment #25354789

    > Matthew in accounting that will open that invoice attachment so he can pay it. This is painfully accurate. A chain is really only as strong as its weakest link :/

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    Comment #23855836

    Obviously not, but I think it’s pretty straightforward: use common sense. If you think someone might take offense, then don’t say it.

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    Comment #23842373

    The main issue here is that you made a joke about race. It wasn’t funny, and was extremely distasteful. If this is still lost on you, then I suggest you take a moment to educate yo…

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    Comment #23840437

    Sarcasm or not, your post is racially insensitive, hence the downvotes.

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